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Blog & Podcasts
12 Aug 2022
Podcast: Law School Admissions AMA with Mike Spivey & Dave Killoran (Part 1)
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike and Dave answer questions from the Law School Admissions Reddit. This will be a series of two episodes, with Part 2 coming out next week.
Read full post01 Aug 2022
The End of the 2021-2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Data & Takeaways
As the 2021-2022 law school admissions cycle comes to a close, we looked into the data (which is interesting!) and wanted to share our thoughts on the cycle as a whole.
Read full post12 Jul 2022
Summer Internship Skills Part 2 of 2: Writing
Employers and clients value a lawyer who can succinctly and informally explain a legal issue or communicate effectively by email, and those are skills that (probably) will not be covered in your first year of law school.
Read full post12 Jul 2022
Summer Internship Skills Part 1 of 2: Networking
You have probably heard before that networking is crucial in this day and age. The lawyers who have the most success in law firms are the “rainmakers,” those who bring in new clients and new business, and the lawyers who have the most success finding new clients are also masterful networkers.
Read full post01 Jul 2022
Early Thoughts on the 2022-2023 Application Cycle + 2021-2022 Recap
It's certainly too early to make predictions with any sort of certainty, but given that we now have final June LSAT numbers, and registration for the August LSAT is now closed, we now have some early indicators of what we might expect to see in the 2022-2023 law school admissions cycle.
Read full post29 Jun 2022
How to Get the Most Out of Visiting Law Schools
Like the undergraduate process, visiting law schools and interacting with their communities can be an important part of selecting the right fit school for you.
Read full post26 May 2022
Podcast: The Genre of Application Essay Writing
Crafting a well-written essay is just one part of the equation — necessary but not sufficient for a strong application. In this episode, Mike speaks with long-time Spivey consultant and former Penn Law Admissions Dean Derek Meeker about tackling the genre of law school applications.
Read full post26 May 2022
Podcast: Mishka Shubaly, Best-Selling Author, on Creative Writing
In this episode, Mike interviews best-selling author and storyteller Mishka Shubaly about personal creative writing.
Read full post21 May 2022
Podcast: Top 5 Mistakes New Law Students Make
In this episode, Mike interviews law school strategy coach Angela Vorpahl about some of the most common mistakes that 1Ls make. Angela graduated from law school in the top 1% of her class, clerked for a federal judge, worked in biglaw, and practiced as a human rights attorney.
Read full post17 May 2022
Video: How to Choose a Law School Personal Statement Topic
Apart from your LSAT score and your undergraduate GPA, the personal statement is often the most important component of your law school application. Step one is choosing your topic—but how do you determine what the best topic is for you?
Read full post16 May 2022
Pro Bono Consulting Opportunity!
Please note: we will stop accepting submissions for this program on Monday, June 13, 2022, at 11:59 PM EST.
Read full post13 May 2022
What Should You Do During Your Undergrad Summers if You Want to Go to Law School?
Often college students will approach us to ask what they should be doing with their summers if they’re interested in attending law school. If you’re currently in college and want to know how to make the best use of your summers in preparation for attending law school, think about the following.
Read full post12 May 2022
Podcast: On Rejection in Admissions
This is a brief podcast on being denied from law school.
Read full post10 May 2022
Why We Turn Away Business
I wanted to write briefly on two conscious business decisions we have made as a firm — both of which involve providing free, accessible information rather than advertising and growing.
Read full post06 May 2022
ABA Strategic Review Committee Recommends Elimination of Standardized Test Requirement
Yesterday, the ABA publicly released an April 25 memo recommending the elimination of the standardized test requirement for admission to law school.
Read full post02 May 2022
2021-2022 Applicant Volume Data as of May 1 vs. 2017-2021
As of May 1, applicants are down 11.6% from last year, up 6.1% from 2019-2020, up 1.6% from 2018-2019, and up 4.1% from 2017-2018.
Read full post19 Apr 2022
Podcast: Predicting the Rest of This Cycle & Next Cycle with PowerScore's Dave Killoran
In this episode, Mike gets together with PowerScore CEO and LSAT expert Dave Killoran to discuss the closing months of this current 2021-2022 cycle, early indicators and predictions for next cycle 2022-2023, and the development of the LSAT over time.
Read full post29 Mar 2022
Podcast: Thoughts on the 2023 (2022) USNWR Law School Rankings
In this episode, Mike discusses the recently released 2023 edition (2022 release) U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. You can view the full rankings (including +/- from last year) in our previous blog post.
Read full post29 Mar 2022
2023 USNWR Law School Rankings: This Year vs. Last Year (+/-)
Here are the 2023 (released 2022) U.S. News law school rankings as compared to last year's 2022 rankings edition.
Read full post22 Mar 2022
Five Things to Consider Before Transferring Law Schools
If you are seriously considering transferring, or are a pre-1L and disappointed with your admission results and think you might transfer after your 1L year, then take a few minutes to review this. I hope it will help you decide what to do!
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